Licensed child care center · public record
Arka Montessori Academy of Risinger
Fort Worth, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
16 state inspections, last 2 years
21 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
August 20, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued June 18, 2024
- Capacity
- 160 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1791060
Where
5801 W. Risinger Rd.
Fort Worth, TX 76123
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4607(b)(2) - Maximum Height - Under Age 5 State’s note: “Staff allowed a child under age 2 years to use play equipment with a five-foot surface height which resulted in the child being injured. (Note: The maximum height of the highest designated play surface for children under the age of 2 years is 32 inches).” |
| July 13, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Out of 13 infant feeding instructions 12 were not current. The last day updated was May, 2026” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “One caregiver completed CPR through an on-line course which did not allow them to practice their skills on a manikin.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required State’s note: “One caregiver did not have current SIDS, shaken baby, and early brain development training.” |
| May 20, 2026 | High | 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher State’s note: “The fire extinguisher on one vehicle has not been approved by the fire marshal since April 2024.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “One child did not have a current immunization record on file.” |
| April 28, 2026 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “It was determined that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when disciplining a child in care. A video recording captured the caregiver aggressively grabbing and pulling a child by their arms multiple times, an action that resulted in bruising on the child?s right upper arm and left lower arm. The video recording also captured the caregiver grabbing the …” |
| April 28, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2803(4)(C) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior State’s note: “Video footage showed a caregiver failing to implement positive redirection strategies with the children. Video footage shows that the caregiver failed to appropriately intervene and redirect children during an altercation. The footage shows the caregiver physically restraining one child by the arm while instructing the other child to retaliate by hitting t…” |
| April 28, 2026 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “It was found that a caregiver yelled at a child during an altercation with another child. Additionally, the caregiver has a pattern of yelling at children when frustrated.” |
| August 19, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence that the caregiver did not know the number of children they were responsible for when the child was left in the classroom alone.” |
| August 19, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence that a child was left alone in a classroom without a teacher present for a period of time at the operation.” |
| July 16, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that the caregiver was unaware of the specific children she was responsible for during the transition from the classroom to the gym.” |
| July 16, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that a child was left alone in a classroom without a caregiver present.” |
| June 26, 2025 | High | 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that director responsibilities were not meant when the director became aware of the situation and did not have the animal removed and allowed children to come into contact with the frog.” |
| June 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3905(a) - Animals at Center - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that children had contact with the frog at the daycare during the hours of operation.” |
| May 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “One caregiver's peditatric first aid training certificate expired on 4/2025.” |
| May 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR State’s note: “One caregiver's pediatric CPR training certificate reviewed durign the inspection was expired on 4/2025.” |
| May 27, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that the caregiver was unaware of how many children she was responsible for when she entered the building and left one child behind.” |
| May 27, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that the caregiver was unaware of all children she was responsible for when she entered the building and left one child behind.” |
| October 25, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that the caregiver was unaware of the specific children she was responsible for.” |
| October 25, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that a child was left unsupervised at the operation for a total of 8 minutes.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 14, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 24, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 28, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 19, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- August 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 17, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Arka Montessori Academy of Risinger?
Texas HHSC's file lists 16 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 20, 2026. 9 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Arka Montessori Academy of Risinger have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 21: 12 high-risk, 7 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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